Everybody knows what an octopus looks like, right? Big bulbous head, large eyes, and eight distinctive arms. And other fascinating octopus facts… There are around 300 species of octopi. (Also correct plurals are octopuses and octopodes.) An octopus has blue blood! … Continue Reading

Have you ever noticed that artificial banana flavoring and artificial banana flavored products don’t really taste like bananas? That’s because the artificial flavor is based on a type of banana that was wiped out by a plague in the 1950’s. (That’s not … Continue Reading

The tongue of a blue whale weighs more than most elephants. The blue whale is the largest creature to ever inhabit the Earth, larger even than dinosaurs. And that human figure looks pretty darn small in comparison!

Everyone knows giraffes have the longest neck, right? But did you know that of all land mammals, the giraffe also boasts the longest tail? An adult giraffe’s tail can be as much as 8 feet long! (Additional fun fact…I LOVE giraffes!)